Best Middle Schools in Ohio for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 989)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390437505925	1	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	317	26	12	30.0%	160 (50.5%)	118 (37.2%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$17,393							99.9%	99.6%	0.28%
390451005822	2	School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	434	27	16	18.7%	347 (80.0%)	14 (3.2%)	11 (2.5%)	23 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$12,335							99.8%	98.3%	1.52%
390442905450	3	Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Public	K-8	240 Euclid Ave	Mansfield	44903	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6321	209	19	10.8		128 (61.2%)	22 (10.5%)	30 (14.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.9%)	$16,467							99.7%	94.8%	4.86%
390447001576	4	Rocky River Middle School	Public	6-8	1631 Lakeview Ave	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6870	575	40	14.2	9.9%	503 (87.5%)	7 (1.2%)	22 (3.8%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$16,178							99.6%	97.9%	1.70%
390449004560	5	Toledo Technology Academy High School	Public	7-12	3301 Upton Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 671-3900	311	21	14.8	44.1%	187 (60.1%)	50 (16.1%)	35 (11.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	$19,799							99.5%	91.4%	8.10%
390502103877	6	Maplewood High School	Public	7-12	2414 Greenville Rd	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Maplewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 637-8466	276	23	12	33.3%	269 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,590							99.4%	98.0%	1.40%
390448201707	7	Harding Middle School	Public	5-8	2002 Sunset Blvd	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-3481	752	47	16		420 (55.9%)	185 (24.6%)	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (15.0%)	$8,851							99.3%	91.9%	7.42%
390465500454	8	Cuyahoga Hts Middle School	Public	6-8	4840 E 71st St	Cleveland	44125	Cuyahoga County	Cuyahoga Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 429-5757	162	10	17		137 (84.6%)	7 (4.3%)	7 (4.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	$18,902							99.2%	94.6%	4.64%
390443100606	9	Mariemont Junior High School	Public	7-8	3847 Southern Avenue	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7300	267	16	16.8	9.7%	238 (89.1%)	7 (2.6%)	12 (4.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,817							99.1%	98.2%	0.91%
390436400195	10	Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	6376 Mill Rd	Broadview Heights	44147	Cuyahoga County	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 740-4400	796	51	15.6	10.4%	657 (82.5%)	15 (1.9%)	34 (4.3%)	48 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$14,535							99.0%	98.4%	0.61%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests Mathematics, Ohio State Tests English Language Arts, Ohio State Tests Science test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.